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Harry T. Moore (book)
Alan Plater (writer)
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11 October 1981 (USA) more
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He was D.H. Lawrence. She was his Lady Chatterley. Their extraordinary romance was more tempestuous than any he wrote.
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Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow," D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States... more | add synopsis
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ian McKellen | ... | Lawrence |
 | Janet Suzman | ... | Frieda Lawrence |
 | Ava Gardner | ... | Mabel Dodge Luhan |
| Penelope Keith | ... | Dorothy Brett |
| Jorge Rivero | ... | Tony Luhan |
| Maurizio Merli | ... | Angelo Ravagli |
 | John Gielgud | ... | Herbert G. Muskett |
 | James Faulkner | ... | Aldous Huxley |
| Mike Gwilym | ... | John Middleton Murry |
| Massimo Ranieri | ... | Pini |
| Marjorie Yates | ... | Ada Lawrence |
| Wendy Allnutt | ... | Maria Huxley |
| Jane Booker | ... | Barbara Weekley |
| Sarah Brackett | ... | Achsah Brewster |
| Elio Pandolfi | ... | Orioli |
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125 min
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Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R
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I remember this movie very well from 23 years ago. It came out at the same time as did REDS, which is coming out in DVD soon. Why not Priest of Love? The film details D.H. Lawrence's stand against World War I, his stormy relationship with his wife Frieda, his conflict with the authorities, his bisexual leanings. Ian McKellan is excellent, as is his co-star, Janet Suzman, as Frieda. In many ways, D.H. Lawrence was a powerful forerunner of that great prodigal student of Freud, Wilhelm Reich, with his writings on human sexuality and its fundamental importance to our psychology. This is truly a great movie, well photographed, from what I remember, dealing with still controversial, relevant topics for today.